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Kim Jong-un Adopts Grandfather's Old Slogan |
2010-12-08 |
[Chosun Ilbo] As part of an ongoing propaganda drive to establish North Korean hereditary supremo Kim Jong-il's son Jong-un as his father's successor, the podgy youth has apparently adopted the old slogan "feed the people with rice and meat soup," according to the Yomiuri Shimbun on Monday. Quoting a source in China, the daily said Kim SonnyJong-un rehearsed the slogan at a meeting in Pyongyang early last month. "We should restore the people's economy to the level of the 1960-1970s within three years to reach living standards whereby people can enjoy rice and meat soup and live in tile-roofed houses and wear silk clothes," the source quoted him as saying. The meeting was chaired by Jang Song-taek, Kim's powerful uncle and presumptive guardian, and attended by enterprise managers and economic experts. "Feeding people with rice and meat soup" was a favorite slogan of regime founder Kim Il-sung. Kim SonnyJong-un repeated it in a bid to deliver a message that he will play a leadership role in economic reconstruction, the daily speculated. Since he was established as the heir in September, Kim junior has stressed improvement of people's lives, the daily added. "In the past, it was fine if we didn't have food as long as we had bullets. But now we must have food, but not necessarily bullets," he has been quoted as saying. |
Posted by:Fred |
#7 That "Chicken soup" comment triggered an old memory, An old Western, the captured indians are complaining about "Soup that Chicken ran through". Commandant sent troops out Buffalo hunting for food. |
Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-12-08 20:10 |
#6 Has any other nation ever set the goal to reach their level of affluence of 40-50 years in the past? Is France longing for Vichy? |
Posted by: Alan Cramer 2010-12-08 19:43 |
#5 Well, TW... I think we all miss the Juche Man propaganda. Its pretty amusing and easy to riff off of, It's got a good beat and you can dance to it - I give it a 92! (Does that reference make me old?) |
Posted by: OldSpook 2010-12-08 19:22 |
#4 A chicken waved over every pot. |
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-12-08 15:03 |
#3 OldSpook, I don't think you need sharpen that scalpel any further. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2010-12-08 13:28 |
#2 I wonder if this means that Juche propaganda will make its way back into the NorK publicity machine? I miss the enthusiastic Juche-man and his wildly optimistic propaganda - maybe Pelosi, Reid and Obama will let Kim have him back from his position as a Dem budget forecaster. |
Posted by: OldSpook 2010-12-08 13:04 |
#1 "feed the people with rice and meat soup," Looks like Sonny's partial to doughnuts... |
Posted by: tu3031 2010-12-08 07:53 |